If more government restrictions come, it will be a big blow to the clubs. Illustrative photo.
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
Currently, the rules are set so that clubs can fill the capacity of their winters by one hundred percent. But under strict conditions. For the first three thousand fans, one of the following four conditions must be met – at least 14 days after the second vaccination dose, illness in the last 180 days, PCR test older than 7 days, or antigen test not older than 72 hours.
In addition to these three thousand fans, at least half of the fans from the rest of the stadium’s capacity must be vaccinated or have had to experience covid in the last 180 days. All spectators must wear a veil or respirator, the match organizers have to control it.
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“I’m looking forward to hockey with the spectators. In the past season, bound by a lot of restrictions, there could be no talk of any pleasure. ” a regulation on the absence of spectators in winters would be economically liquidating for many clubs.
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“I hope that the government will not stop it again with some issued measures. I sincerely look forward to hockey starting again, but at the same time I am sincerely afraid of the possible regulations. We can be flexible, but I’m afraid that clubs and their economy will not get a major blow, “says the director of the highest level competition.
The management of the extra league, based on communication with clubs, assumes that 95 percent of players and members of implementation teams should currently be vaccinated. The numbers for the judges are very similar. “Some teams even show 100% vaccination coverage,” reports Řezníček.
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In the case of quarantine measures, it was stipulated that deferred matches of the basic part must be played within 30 days. If this does not happen, the result of the match will be decided by the sports and technical commission of the association (postponement of the match, default, two-way default or failure to play a duel, or in the playoff shortening of the series).
If it is still not possible to play such a number of matches that allows the winner to be determined, the advancing team will be a better placed team from the basic part (but does not apply to the fourteenth team waiting for the draw and the fifteenth to fall directly into the Chance League) or the team who was a participant in the extra league.
In order to advance to the elimination round, it is necessary to complete at least 50 percent of the match, otherwise the team that placed next and meets the condition will receive this right. If one of the participants does not play the full number of matches, the number of points according to the average point gain will be included in the table.
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